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Dead at age 71
1,929 Notable deaths
Bertil Ohlson
Swedish decathlete.
Born January 22nd, 1899 in Kristianstad.
Died September 6th, 1970 at 71 years old in Linköping.
José Luis Cruz
Honduran footballer (1949–2021).
Born June 12th, 1949 in San Juancito. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2021 at 71 years old in San Pedro Sula (COVID-19). [ref]
Frederick Pitman
British rower.
Born June 1st, 1892 in Edinburgh.
Died July 25th, 1963 at 71 years old in Holborn.
Henri Hazebrouck
French rower (1877–1948).
Born October 11th, 1877 in Roubaix.
Died December 1st, 1948 at 71 years old in Roubaix.
Georg Albertsen
Danish gymnast (1889–1961).
Born July 12th, 1889 in Frederiksberg.
Died April 28th, 1961 at 71 years old in Gentofte.
Tetsuro Watsuji
Japanese philosopher (1889–1960).
Born March 1st, 1889 in Himeji.
Died December 26th, 1960 at 71 years old in Kamakura (myocardial infarction).
Frédéric Bruynseels
Olympic sailor.
Born July 13th, 1888 in Antwerp.
Died October 10th, 1959 at 71 years old
Joel Antônio Martins
Brazilian footballer (1931-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 71 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Klavdiya Mayuchaya
Soviet athletics competitor (1918–1989).
Born May 15th, 1918 in Saransk.
Died October 14th, 1989 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Josef Hauser
German water polo player (1910-1981).
Born March 10th, 1910 in Munich.
Died August 10th, 1981 at 71 years old in Munich.
Deaths 1841 to 1850 of 1929
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